montgomery



(No Mode1.) v I I M. W. MONTGOMERY.

PUMPING WAGON.

No. 498,480. PatentedMay 30, 1893.

ji y' UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

, MARCUS W. MONTGOMERY, OF CHICAGO, ILLINOIS, ASSIGNOR TO PLYMOUTH G. MONTGOMERY, OF SAME PLACE.

DUMPlNG-WAGON.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 498,480, dated'May- 30, 1893.

Application filed April 6, l89l. Serial No. 387.802. (No model.)

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, MARCUS W. MONTGOM- ERY,a citizen of the United States of America,

residing at Chicago,in the county of Cook and State of Illinois, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Wagons, of which the following is a specification.

' My invention relates to certain improvements in wagons, especially those designed for use in such as are employed to haul coal, dirt,

-&c. For this purpose, it is desirable that great attention should be given to the matter of loading and unloading, in order to render both as easy and quick as possible, and that the draft should be as easy as possible.

' With a view to ease in loading, I have constructed a wagon, which, while'at most, not within a foot as high as the wagons in common use for this purpose, is also capable of a considerable reduction in height at the point where the load is received, during the greater part of the loading.

To render the discharge of the load as simple and expeditious as possible, I have pro- 2 5 vided means for reaching the desired point at which the load is to be dumped, with all portions of the box, and also improved devices for dumping the same. These different improvements will be fully and specifically described below, without any intention, however, of limiting myself to the exact construction, but merely to en able the reader to clearly understand the construction of the preferred form in which I have embodied my general improvements.

The essential features of the improvements will be afterward pointed out in the appended claims.

The drawings illustrate my invention by means of five figures, in which Figure 1 is a side view of a complete wagon, with the front wheel on the side toward the eye cut away. Fig. 2 is a plan of the wagon; Fig. 3, a rear View, with portions broken away; Fig. 4, a broken detail of a modification; and Fig. 5, a section, looking in the direction of the arrow, taken in line 55 of Fig. 4:.

Applying reference letters to the drawings, A, A, represent the wheels; B, the axles; and

C, C, the box, which "is made in two sections, the section, C, resting upon the forward axle,

to which they are securely fastened, and extending out through the box are bent, one upward and the other downward, to form vertical arms, d, d, between the box and the wheel. About the axle, a tight collar, E, is fitted, (best seen in Fig. 5,) having-a cylindrical outer su'rface, and about this tight collar a loose collar,

F, is placed, which preferably has a flaring bell-shaped extension, reaching to the side of the box and there secured tothe latter by means of a flange, f. This supports the box upon the axle, and also allows it to pivot thereon in dumping. If preferred, however, the

modification shown in Fig.4 may be employed, and the samewill probably be desirable in, very heavy wagons. Here,a strap, f extends from the outer collar, F, directly to the bottom of the box, and is there secured to the latter. In this case the bell-shaped attachment to the inside of the box will be found advantageous as ameans'of covering the hub, which preferably'projects inside of the box, thus enabling the box to be much wider.

Looking at Fig. 1, where the arms, d, d, are clearly shown extending upward and downward respectively outside of the box, two bars or rods, G, G, are seen,'secured to the arms, d, (1, respectively, and extending forward to unite in front of the box, and to there furnish an attachment'for the tongue, H; The arm, d, extending above thepoint at which the bar, 0 G, is attached, bears four semi-circular bars orrods, I, I, J, J, all united together and to the arms or standards, d, and extending backward above and to the rear of the front box. These rods are arranged in pairs, the rod, I, above the rod, 1, and the rod, J, above the rod, J, sufiicient room being left between the members of the two pairs for the reach, K, which is secured to, or is an extension of arms, 61 which extend diagonally from the rear axle too to the front upper corner of the rear box. These arms, d correspond to the arms, d, of

is often desirable to turn the horse more than ninety degrees, I extend the rods, I, I, J, J, forward of the standard, 01, so as to form more than a half circle.

The'larger portion of each one ofthe boxes is located in front of its respective axle, and

. some means are necessary to support the front portions of the boxes. It is preferable to provide such means as will enable the boxes to beheld in place merely by their own gravity,

although it is obvious that any kind ofa catch might be employed instead. Two methods of supporting the boxes are shown,one upon the rear box, consisting of a depending strap or loop, (1 in which the front portion of the box rests; and the other upon the front box, consisting of brackets, d adapted to engage the bars, G, and suspend the front portion of the box therefrom. I consider these two devices as equivalents, for the purpose here shown.

As it is the intention to dump both boxes, the rear end of each one is provided with an end gate, L, pivoted at the top and provided with a catch at the bottom to hold itin place. This enables it to be swung entirely out of the way in dumping. To render the loading of the wagon more easy, each end gate is divided into two portions, 1,1, hinged together, and both the hinge at the top of the end gate and the one in the middle thereof are detachably secured to the box, so that by loosening the middle hinge from the latter, the entire end gate can be swung upward out of the way, and also by fastening the middle hinge and loosening the hinge .at the top, the upper portion of the end gate can be swung downward to reduce the height of the end of the box, and thus lessen the distance through which the load must be lifted in placing it upon the wagon.

It is frequently very convenient for the teamster to deliver coal, (or other articles that have to be weighed out or measured) at two or more places on the same trip, or to transport different materials at the same time, thus requiring several compartments in the same wagon; and I have aimed to attain this desirable feature in a greater degree than heretofore byconstructing the box in three separate and independent sections, one of which is mounted upon the 'front axle, and the other twosupported side by side upon the rear axle. The division of the rear box into two parts enables either half to be dumped without disturbing the other; and the separation of thefront portion of the box from the rear portion enables the driver to back such front portion directly to the desired point and dump it backward without any obstruction from the rear portion of the Wagon.

It is the intention to bring the bottom of the box much closer to the ground than heretofore, and hence, I intend, in the case of long boxes, to cut away the rear lower corner, as seen at the right in Fig. 1, and provide 1 the box with an end gate, shaped to conform to the rear thereof.

The wagon above described, in addition to the advantages herein mentioned, namely; greater facility in bringing any portion of the box to the point where the load is to be deposited, greater ease in loading and also in unloading, has other important advantages, among which might be mentioned the fact that the peculiar construction of the wagon enables the front wheels to be made as large as the hind wheels, thus rendering the draft much easier; and also the lowering of the load to within a short distance of the ground greatly decreases the pitching thereof, and the consequent strain upon the axles and wheels.

I claim as new and desireto secure by Letters Patent 1. The combination with the frame and wheels of a double wagon, of standards, d.

supported by the frame and bars, G, G, se-

cured to said standards and uniting to form .a support for the tongue.

2. The combination with the Wheels, A, axle, B, and box, 0, of the bars, D, D, secured to the axle and extending outside of the box to form the standards, 01, and depending straps, d, and rods or bars, G, G, secured to the standards and depending straps respectively, and extending forward to furnish a support for the tongue; substantially as described.

3. The combination with the wheels, A, axles, B, and 'boxes,O, O, of the standards, (1, 01 secured to the front and rear axles respectively, the circular rod or rods, I, I, supported upon the standards, d, and the reach, K, secured to the standards, (1 and slidingly connected with the rod or rods, I, I; substantially as described.

4. The combination with the wheels, A, axles, B, and boxes, 0,0, of the standards, at, d secured to the front and rear axles respectively, the circular rods, I, J, mounted upon the standards, cl, and the reach, K, secured to the standards, (1 and slidingly connected with the rods, I, J; substantially as described.

5. The combination with the wheels, A, axles, B, and boxes, C, G, of the standards, d, d rigidly secured to the front and rear axles respectively, circular rods, 1,1, J, J, mounted upon the standards, d, and the reach, K, secured to the standards, (1 and extending between the rods, J, J, I, I, and a pin or roller, 10, in the end of the reach; substantially as described.

6. The combination with the wheels, A,

axles, B, boxes, 0, O, and standards, (1, d of a circular rod or rods, I, I, secured to the standards, d, and having, a loop, extending forward of the same, substantially as shown, and a reach, K, rigidly connected with the standards, d*, and slidingly engaged with the rod or rods, I, I substantially as described.

7. The combination in a wagon with suit- 

